Automatic aligning attachment fob manifolding devices



S 2 1 apt 927 J. R. YOUNG AUTOMATIC ALI GNING ATTACHMENT FOR MANIFOLDING- DEVICES Filed June so. 192a s Sheets-She t 1 7' 1,64 5 Sept. 27, 192?. J. R. YOUNG 3,3 8

AUTOMATIC ALIGNING ATTACHMENT FOR MANIFOLDING DEVICES Filed Jqne30. 192s a Sheets-Sheet? r 1,643,358 Sept. 2? 1927- J. R. YOUNG AUTOMATICALIGEING ATTACHMENT FOR MANIFOLDING DEVICES Filed June 30. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 T A i E 'TEN' JOSEPH RAYMOND YOUNG, OLE MINNEAIPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

AUTOMATIC ALIGNING ATTACHMENT FOR MANIFOLDIIIG DEVICES.

Application filed June 30,

My invention has for its object to provide in automatic aligning attachment for manifolding devices such asthose commercially known as record writing and accounting machines of the type employing the continuous length style of forms, either in rolls or folded, such as invoices, orders, requisitions and the like. These forms may contain two or more webs or strips of paper,

depending on the number of copies required,

that have longitudinally spaced pairs of aligned holes punched therein in definite arrangement. These webs of paper are fed from the rear to the front of the machine over a flat bed or platen on the writing machineand between carbon sheets. At the front edge of the platen is a co-operating yieldingly held paper clamp that normally holds the free end portions of the first setof forms on the platen while the same is being filled in by the writing machine. Said paper clamp also affords a tearing blade for detaching the sets of forms asth-ey are filled in and drawn from the machine. The paper clamp is arranged to be released by manually operated foot pedal connections, and the webs are drawn forward over the platen by the operator who grasps the completed set" of forms at a point under the released paper clamp, pulls the same forward and then releases said clamp and tears the completed set of forms off along the front longitudinal edges of the paper clamp. This pulling of the webs forward over the platen and tearing the completed sets of forms from the webs at the paper clamp tends to get the forms of the several sets outof perfect registration and alignment. It may be here stated that unless the forms are kept properly aligned bot-h longitudinally and transversely the line spacing and the letter spacing of the carbon copies willnot appear in their proper spaces on the copies and hence will not be legible.

Various diiferentdevices have been employed to keep the sets of forms in proper alignment; but. they have all required extra work onithe part of the operator, and most operators tryto keepthe forms alignedby inserting a pencil orsimilar instrument into the punched holes.

My invention provides a pair ofaligning pins that automatically and successively en tel" each pair of punched holes in the reams 1928. Serial No. 119,655.

as they are pulled over the platen by the operator, and thus keep the forms in perfect alignment both longitudinally and transversely.

Said invention further provides automatic means for releasing the aligned pins from the engaged holes at the time the operator manipulates the pedal to release the paper clamp at the completion of the filling in of a set of forms, to release the same so that they may be pulled forward from the ma chine and torn off at the paper clamp. This pulling of a completed set of forms from the machine is stopped by the pins'automatically entering the next set of punched holes which properly positions the completed set of'forms in respect to the paper clamp.

The invention further provides other important features, as will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indik cate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is'a left side elevation of the same;

' Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 3 with some parts indicated by means of broken lines;

Fig. 5' is a detail view principally in section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a view corresponding to Fig. 5 but showing certain of the parts in different positions; and j F lg. 7 is a detail view with some parts setioned on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

'In the drawings, the invention is shown embodied in an Elliott-Fisher automatic feed machine, and of the parts thereof it 99 isimportant to note the frame, comprising a horizontal skeleton top member 8 and laterally spaced leg-equipped side members 9;

a horizontal flat bed orplaten 10 mounted in the frame member-8 hasits frontend attached to the frame member 8 by a. horizontal hinge joint 11; and a paper clamp 12 transversely overlying the front end portion of the bed 10'for co-operation th-erewith.

- Mounted in the frame member 8 is a pair "ansverse rock shafts 13'and 14 and a of togg' "levers each comp ort l5 and long arm 16 all y secured 3 to. the front-edge of the clamp 12 to be torn off at this point. At this same time the next set of forms is properly positioned on the bed 10 for the writing machine. I

The pins 37, by successively entering eacl pair of holes 34, keep the several strips of paper properly aligned both longitudinally and transversely and prevent the'forms of each set from being pulled out of proper registration when the filled in set of forms is being torn off at the clamping bar. 7

To automatically lift the aligning pins 37 from the engaged pair of holes 34 simultaneously with the lifting of the clamp 12 torelease the paper webs so that they may be pulled forward, there is provided, pin ejectors in the form of a pair of tapered radial studs 40 axially aligned with said pins and having hubs 41 rockably mounted on a transverse shaft 42. This shaft 42 has its ends rigidly secured to hearing blocks 44 mounted in open seats 45 in the end plates 32 for vertical sliding-movement which holds said shaft from turning. To raise the shaft 42 to project the ejecting studs 40 into the notches 38 and respective holes 34 and lift the aligning pins 37 from said holes simultaneously with the lifting of the clamp 12 to release the paper webs, there is provided a bail-like lever 46 connected to the link 24 by a horizontal arm 47. The arms of this lever 46 are intermediately fulcrumed at 48 to the side plates 32 and the short or free ends thereof are bifurcated and engage re duced portions 49 on the shaft 42. The intermediate portion of the bail-like lever 46 extends through a longitudinal slot 50 in the arm 47, and which arm is frictionally clamped to the link 24.

Mounted on the shaft42, outward of the .hubs 41, are fixed collars 51 having a stop shoulder 52 arranged to be engaged by'a stop shoulder 53 on the hubs 41. Coiled springs 54, encircling the shaft 42, have one of their ends anchored to said shaft and their other ends anchored to the inner faces of the hubs 41. The co-operating stop shoulders 52 and 53 are arranged to position the hubs 41 with the ejector studs 40 axially aligned with the aligning pins 37 and are yieldingly held in this position by the springs 54. The co-operating stop shoulders 52 and 53 areso arranged that the ejector studs 40 are free to rock forward during the pull of, the paper webs over the bed 10, as

indicated by broken lines in Fig. 6. A cross tiebar 55 connects the side plates 32, forward of the bar 36, and its upper face is in the same plane asthe top of said bar and the paper webs rest thereon.

The above described attachment maybe very quickly :attached to the machine 'sim I ply by securing the side plates 32 to the frame top member 8 and arm 50 to the link 24. p

' Operation.

The operation of the machine and attachment may be briefly described as follows:

At the time a set of forms is filled in by a writing machine, the operator depresses the foot pedal 21 to raise the paper clamp 12 and at the same time the shaft 42 is automatically lifted by the connectiOns'24-47-46 which projects the ejecting studs 40 into the aligned pair of holes 34 and lifts the aligning pins 37 therefrom. Vith the paper webs thus released, the operator pulls said webs forward by grasping the free ends thereof under the raised paper clamp 12. This forward movement of the paper webs rocks the ejector studs 40 in the open notches 38 and out of the engaged pair of holes 34 against the tension of the springs 54, as shown in Fig. 6 by said pins are projected therein to align the several paper webs both longitudinally'and transversely. At the time the pins 37 enter a pair of holes 34, further movement of the paper webs is stopped by said pins and the operator releases the foot pedal 21 which returns the paper clamp 12 to normal position in which it clamps the paper webs'onto the bed 10, and at the same time the shaft 42 is .lowered by the connectio11s 244746 and the springs 54 return the ejector studs 40 to normal position in which they are aligned with the pins 37.

After the paperclamp 12 is released the operator tears the completed set of forms from the paper webs, using the clamp 12 as a tearing edge. It will thus be seen that each set of forms is properly and accurately aligned both longitudinally and transversely at the time the same is drawn onto the bed 10 and positioned for the writing apparatus- VVhat I claim is:

1. In a typewriter adapted to use a work web having longitudinally spaced holes and arranged to be fed through the machine, the combination with an aligning pin arranged to bear on the web of paper'and be successively projected into said holes during the feeding action of said web, of an ejector for said pln arranged to enter said holes during its ejecting action and to be'moved out of g; mam

'4; In a typewriter adapted to use a work web having longitudinally spaced holes and arranged to. be fed througn the machine, a clamp for the web, and an actuated member for releasing the clamp, the combination with aligning pin arranged to be automatieally. projected successively into said holes during the feeding action of said web,

of an ejector. for said pin automatically operated by said member and arranged to enter said holes during the ejecting action and to be moved out of said holes, by said web duri119; it feeding action, to release said pin.

5, In a typewriter adapted to use a work web having longitudinally spaced holes and arranged to be fed through-the machine, a clamp for the web, and an actuated member for releasing the clamp, the combination with a yieldingly held aligning pin arranged to bear on said web as the same is fed through the machineand be projecte successiv y into said holes, of an ejector for said pin automatically operated by said member and arranged to enter said holes and eject said pin and to be moved out of the holes by said web, during its feeding action, to release said pin ontothe web, and automatic means for repositioning the e ector in respect to the 6. In a typewriter adapted to use a work web having longitudinally spaced holes and arranged to be fed through the machine, the combination with an'aligning pin, an ejector for the aligning pin, said pin and ejector beirig aligned and on opposite sides of the web of paper for movement toward each other, said aligning pin being arranged to successively enter said hole? during the feeding action of said web, said ejector being an ranged to enter said holes during its ejecting action and to be movedo-ut of said holes by said web during its feeding action.

: In. a typewriter adapted to use a work web having longitudinally spaced holes and arranged to be fed throughthe machine, a clamp 'for the web, and an actuated member for? releasing the clamp the combination with aligning pin.

' ,an aligning pin arranged to be automati cal'lyprojected successively into said holes during the feeding action of said web, of an ejector torsaid' pin mounted for axial movenovem'ent in respect to the direction ofthe feeding action ot' said web, yielding. means normally holdi ng the ejector axially aligned with said pin, and automatic means for operating the ejector timed relation to said member, said ejector being arranged to enter said holes during itsv ejecting action and to be rocked out 0t said holes against said yielding meansby said web, duringits iteeding action, to release saidpin. I

' 8. In a typewriter having a bed, a cooperating web clamp and manually operated connections for releasing said clamp,and adapted to use a worl; webhaving longitudinally spaced holes arranged to be alternately ted over said bed and held by said clamp, the combination with a yieldingly held aligning pin arranged to bear on said web as the same is fed over the bed and be pro jccted successively into said holes, of an ejector for said pins, operated by said connections in timed relation with the paper clamp and arranged to enter said holesand e ect said pin and be moved out of said holes by sa d web, during'its feeding actlon,

ment in respect to said pin and for rocking L to release said pin onto said web, and auto- 7 matic means for repositioning the ejector in respect tothe alignlng p n.

9. In a typewriter having a bed, a co-oper- 1 sting web clamp and manually operated connections for releasing said clamp, and adapted to use a work web having longitudi nally spaced holes arranged to be alternately ted over saidbed and" held by said clamp, the combination with a yieldingly held aligning pin arranged to bear on said web as the same fed over the bed andbe projected successively iiito said holes, of a radially movable shaft, an ejector mounted. on the shal t for rocking movement'in the direction of the feeding action of said web, a spring normally holding said ccto r axially with said pin and against said rocking mo've m'ent, and means actuated by said connectionstor moving said shaft radially to cause said ejectorto enter said holes-and eject said pin in timed relation to the releasing of the l n u paper clamp, sald e ector being rocked out of said holes by said'web, during its feeding action, torelease said pin ontosaid webl '10. In a typewriter having a bed, a cooperating web clamp and manually operated connections for releasing sai d clamp, and adapted to use a work web'havingf'longi tudinally spaced holes arranged to be alternately fed over said bed and held by said clamp, the combination with a'nupper bar and a lower bar vertically spaced, between which said web is fed, said lower bar having a notch, of a yieldingly pressed aligning pin mounted in said upper bar over s'aid notch and arranged to bear on said web and be projected successively into said holes and notch, a radially movable.shaft,-a1i. ejector mounted on said shaft for rocking movement in the direction of the feeding action of said web, a spring normally'holding said ejector axially aligned with said pin and against said rocking movement, and a lever actuated by said connections, during their movements to release the paper clamp, for moving said shaft radially to cause said ejector to enter said holes and eject said pin, said ejector being rocked out of said hole; by said web, during its feeding action, to release said pin onto said web.

11. The structure defined in claim 8 in further combination with automatic means for drawing the web taut from the web clamp.

12. In a typewriter having a bed and a co-operating web clamp, the combination with ahanger, of awork'web in a roll mounted on said hanger and arranged to be alternately fed over said bed and held by said clamp, said hanger being suspended for swinging movement in the direction of travel of the Web over the bed to the web clamp.

13. The structure defined in claim 12 in which said web has longitudinally spaced holes, and in further combination with an aligning pin arranged to be automatically projected successively in said holes, and an ejector for said pins.

14. In a typewriter having a bed and a co-operating web clamp, manually operated connections for releasing said clamp, and a roll comprising a plurality of webs having longitudinally spaced pairs of holes ar ranged to be alternately fed over said bed and held by said clamp, the combination with an upper bar and-a lower bar vertically spaced, said lower bar having a pair :of notches, a pair of spring-pressed aligning pins mounted in the upper bar and arranged shaft radially to cause said ejector to enter said holes and eject said pin,'said ejector being rocked out of said holes by said web, during its feeding action, to release said pin onto said web.

15. The structure defined in claim 14 in further combination with a hanger for the roll of paper suspended on the machine for swinging movement in the direction of travel of the paper over the bed to the web clamp.

16. The structure defined in claim 1 in further combination with automatic means for repositioning the ejector in respect to the aligning pin.

174111 a typewriter adapted to use a work web having longitudinally spaced holes and arranged to be fed through the machine, the combination with an aligning pin and an ejector therefor, said pin and ejector being aligned with the Web of paper extending therebetween, said aligning pin being arranged to besuccessively projected into said holes during the feeding action of said web, said ejector being arranged to enter said holes during its ejecting action and be automatically moved out of said holes by a movement in thedirection of the feeding action of said web.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH RAYMOND YOUNG. 

